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coast

[kohst] / koʊst /




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As the first of three rounds of rockets were launched into the sky, a flock of birds dispersed from a nearby wetland area on the coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In the past, live-fire drills were often conducted at a remote launch test site off Taiwan’s southeastern coast, facing the Pacific Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

At least 19 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Da had told us it wound around the coast like a ball of yarn let loose, but if you stayed on it, you’d reach the port and the ships.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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